Tis a shame, If only FL source cod was released... I hear that would make for some extreme mods... I actually know very little about modding, I am more into the artistic and design side of things...
I simply love the simple yet epic game freelancer is... with it's technology base and storyline... I have been looking for another newer game like it that might do the genre more justice, with better scale or graphics... maybe seamless atmospheric landings on planets... that sort of thing...
Crossfire mod certainly pushes the game engine as far as it can go, in fact if everyone from Crossfire and Discovery merged it would make for the pinnacle of what is possible with the game...
So until I move to EVE online or Infinity: quest for earth or something else Freelancer certainly ticks all the boxes of an open online space-faring game...
Besides... I don't feel like forking out cash for another game right now when I can play freelancer for free...